Quik Answer Needed! Banana Bread

[crisgal]

i'm half way through a banana bread recipe but i haven't any baking soda, only baking powder and the recipe needs both.
Should i put extra BP in? will it be ok just as is? help!!

[mazie]

Read this crisgal....It should help

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080508040833AAalQWt

[Old_Geezer]

Hope the link works.
In your shoes I'd be running to the local shop, cussing myself for not bringing the ingredients together before I started.

[crisgal]

I was sure i had some!
Mazie thank you. The first answer shared me a bit! Reading on though, it said to use it so i did and it worked! :D

[AnjaliDesai]

Here are some great recipes:

Banana Bread

3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, & vanilla.

Sprinkle the baking soda & salt over the mixture & mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack.

Remove from pan & slice to serve.

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Banana Bread

3 ripe bananas
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup of buttermilk or milk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of butter melted & cooled
1/2 to 1 cup of walnuts optional

Smash bananas in large bowl. add sugar & mix well. slightly beat eggs & add to bananas & sugar. Add buttermilk; mix thoroughly.

Slowly add in baking soda baking powder & flour-be sure to mix well to avoid clumps of flour in your bread. After well blended gently stir in melted butter & nuts until combined.

Grease & flour one loaf pan.

Pour batter into pan & bake at 350 for 1 hour. cool in pan for 10 minutes; turn out to a wire rack.

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Banana Nut Bread

1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup butter
3 eggs
2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 very ripe bananas)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream together shortening & sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in bananas, buttermilk, & vanilla. Mix in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, & baking soda. Stir in nuts if desired. Pour batter into two greased 9x5 inch pans.

Bake for 50-60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.


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